Pendants | Copper Bowls | Ceramic Bowls | Wood Bowls | White Canisters | Tagine | Glass Canisters | Wood Pedestal | Copper Kettle | Fluted Bowl | Faux Artichokes | Knobs
Bed | Bench | Chandelier | Rug | Candle | Vase | Peonies | Floor Lamp | Floor Mirror
Linen Sofa | Double Floor Lamp | Side Table | Vase | Tree Art | Candle Sconces | Shaded Floor Lamp | Arch Cabinet
It’s been one year since we moved across the country from Idaho to North Carolina and got the keys to this beautiful, red brick colonial house we now call home! One year in and I’m amazed at how far we’ve come. Looking back is such a gift in that way. When you feel stuck on the same spaces for SO long, it helps to be able to see how far you’ve really come.
And maybe the best part? We’re just warming up. We still have big plans for this home but these things take time and we’re not in a rush. Thinking about millions of people seeing our entire home in its unfinished glory makes me nervous, but I think there’s also something beautiful in sharing all these rooms in all different phases. You’ll see our semi-finished kitchen still waiting for its fridge and freezer to arrive. And the upstairs torn up mid-laundry room/bathroom renovation. Faye’s sponge-painted walls haven’t been touched and our bathroom and closet situation leaves a lot to be desired. But, whether we’re making dinner in our beautiful kitchen, or playing games on the floor of our daughter’s untouched room… We’re not waiting to make the memories and fill this home with joy and laughter until it’s finished. We’re living in the now and I couldn’t be happier with that. Here’s what our home looks like one year in.
House Tour
Milestone Posts in the Last Year
First Video Tour of Our Modern Colonial
What Happened Before Moving In
The First Project We Did Ourselves
Reveal: Our Modern Colonial Powder Bath
How Our Dining Room is Coming Along
Grasscloth Wallpaper in the Hallway
Transformation of the Study (Before Re-Painting it Blue)
This was so fun to watch! Very helpful in understanding layout and how rooms flow together too. And cool to think about how far you’ve come and how things will continue to evolve. Thanks for sharing and taking us along for the ride!
About the sponge-painted walls in Faye’s room. When I looked at the video the walls looked like they were concrete and I thought that was pretty cool. I guess that is not real life experience with those walls but perhaps something to consider? The texture of concrete with all the girly stuff? I guess that she might have another opinion :-)
This was fun! Thank you for sharing!
The kitchen is so beautiful it could have no fridge at all and start a trend of no fridge kitchens. :)
Beautiful home. So perfect because it’s beautiful as is, and your polishing just makes it sing.
What a difference a year makes. It looks amazing l. One question how did you fix the wallpaper in the powder bathroom downstairs after you took down the towel holder. I may have missed that story. Did you have to repaper that part?
oh yeah, we just patched it with leftover wallpaper.
Such a lovely video to capture such a beautiful home. I understand why you are loving your life in Raleigh! It was fun seeing all that has been accomplished in a year.